tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522541627583755823.post3868983491486492531..comments2023-10-16T06:48:29.967-04:00Comments on A Single Journey: God's Plan Part IIMichaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10618189040042084629noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522541627583755823.post-66817787733682924642012-11-16T21:48:07.241-05:002012-11-16T21:48:07.241-05:00I love this post, Michaela. I struggle with “God’s...I love this post, Michaela. I struggle with “God’s plan” too... a lot. Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069371008875502190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522541627583755823.post-82156057069292263232012-11-12T18:47:47.126-05:002012-11-12T18:47:47.126-05:00I love the thought of ending up with the soul you ...I love the thought of ending up with the soul you were meant to be with. It brought tears to my eyes!<br /><br /> I always hated it when I had people tell me it must have been part of God's plan when I was suffering w/IF for over 8yrs. Yes, I finally succeeded but the battle left very deep scars and I still feel resentment whenever people mention everything was "meant to be." <br /><br />I believe I have the child I was meant to but I could have done w/out the years of heart-wrenching pain and miscarriages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522541627583755823.post-18853590742656875462012-11-12T00:10:53.559-05:002012-11-12T00:10:53.559-05:00This "I believe that the soul that is "m...This "I believe that the soul that is "meant" to be with you keeps trying until they make it...in some form or another..." is beautiful.<br /><br />I struggle with "gods plan" so often. It just doesn't seem right, and I can't imagine that God really intends all the hurt that is caused.S.I.F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15037271343194689612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522541627583755823.post-82344800136535372902012-11-11T22:39:51.387-05:002012-11-11T22:39:51.387-05:00You've put into words something I've thoug...You've put into words something I've thought about a lot. God's Plan is that we'll all lean on Him when times are hard. That's his plan. (And I'd never ever thought about adoption from the adoptive mother's perspective quite like that before. Very powerful.)<br /><br />It's right up there with "Everything happens for a reason." Really? Really? No, it's that we can sometimes find something very good that came out of something bad. Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14647211529119137824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522541627583755823.post-17636463665134669912012-11-11T17:19:56.653-05:002012-11-11T17:19:56.653-05:00I agree...that's why I think we need to take t...I agree...that's why I think we need to take that suffering into consideration before we start deeming it God's will...Michaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618189040042084629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522541627583755823.post-2937897802535092422012-11-11T17:18:26.510-05:002012-11-11T17:18:26.510-05:00Thanks MN!! It is the people met along the way tha...Thanks MN!! It is the people met along the way that make the journey more bearable. I am glad I "met" you too!Michaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618189040042084629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522541627583755823.post-14926545241775080882012-11-11T17:17:15.311-05:002012-11-11T17:17:15.311-05:00I know that I am a completely different person bec...I know that I am a completely different person because of my journey. Mostly for the better. I am a better person but there's a little light or a spark that I no longer have...I think I wouldn't do it all over again just so I could keep that spark.Michaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618189040042084629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522541627583755823.post-25556117595854143412012-11-11T17:15:45.641-05:002012-11-11T17:15:45.641-05:00I think of you and beautiful Ella often and all th...I think of you and beautiful Ella often and all that you have been through. It is not fair and you both deserve more than what you've had to endure...Michaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618189040042084629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522541627583755823.post-2495507313650039502012-11-11T17:14:32.604-05:002012-11-11T17:14:32.604-05:00How does she explain children with cancer?How does she explain children with cancer?Michaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618189040042084629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522541627583755823.post-90374553451017345372012-11-11T10:06:23.640-05:002012-11-11T10:06:23.640-05:00If God does have a plan, I think it's more lik...If God does have a plan, I think it's more likely to be what you described in your last paragraph. Because if there is a God, I just can't accept one that would "plan" to take a mother's child from her and to cause countless other forms of suffering. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14101535107377688458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522541627583755823.post-38599362260762732772012-11-11T07:42:59.764-05:002012-11-11T07:42:59.764-05:00I love the line, "in my book, we're kinda...I love the line, "in my book, we're kinda making god look like an asshole" I had a conversation recently with my mom (a devout baptist) & she was telling me that god gives people cancer as a punishment for something they've done. I was flabbergasted! Tiarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511522028218347560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522541627583755823.post-38762043196591352362012-11-10T21:46:55.186-05:002012-11-10T21:46:55.186-05:00While I know i am in a very different place, this ...While I know i am in a very different place, this is something I have struggled with through infertility and especially since Ella was born. How in Heaven & on Earth could it be God's plan for my daughter to be born at 25 weeks, nearly die in NICU and face a lifetime of disability with the simple act of eating/nourishing herself (and whatever other disability we don't know about yet)? I want to smack every person who uses the term "God's Plan" in regards to Ella... she deserves more than what she's been handed. So do you!BBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837140513071674102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522541627583755823.post-14211044724740930372012-11-10T15:19:34.453-05:002012-11-10T15:19:34.453-05:00Knowing what I know now, I wouldn't do it all ...Knowing what I know now, I wouldn't do it all over again. But I have learned a lot about myself and other people and I'm kind of torn because that's the part that I'm glad happened.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610058612859471189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5522541627583755823.post-59440458769256140422012-11-10T13:51:35.917-05:002012-11-10T13:51:35.917-05:00Wow! I really love this. While I know that adopt...Wow! I really love this. While I know that adoption will never be an option for me, I have always hated when people always sum up things as "God's plan." I know the hurtful things in our lives are not part of a plan of the God I know. I do think that God can help place us in communities and situations where we can meet wonderful people. I am so glad that I "met" you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com